Ralph
Waldo Emerson, in his essay, "Compensation," wrote that each person
is compensated in like manner for that which he or she has contributed. The Law
of Compensation is another restatement of the Law of Sowing and Reaping. It
says that you will always be compensated for your efforts and for your
contribution, whatever it is, however much or however little. Do you agree?
Increase Your Value
This
Law of Compensation also says that you can never be compensated in the long
term for more than you put in. The income you earn today is your compensation
for what you have done in the past. If you want to increase your compensation,
you must increase the value of your contribution.
Fill Your Mind With Success
Your
mental attitude, your feelings of happiness and satisfaction, are also the
result of the things that you have put into your own mind. If you fill your own
mind with thoughts, visions and ideas of success, happiness and optimism, you
will be compensated by those positive experiences in your daily activities.
Do More Than You're Paid For
Another
corollary of the Law of Sowing and Reaping is what is sometimes called the,
"Law of Overcompensation." This law says that great success comes
from those who always make it a habit to put in more than they take out. They
do more than they are paid for. They are always looking for opportunities to
exceed expectations. And because they are always overcompensating, they are
always being over rewarded with the esteem of their employers and customers and
with the financial rewards that go along with their personal success.
Provide the Causes, Enjoy the Effects
One
of your main responsibilities in life is to align yourself and your activities
with Law of Cause and Effect (and its corollaries), accepting that it is an inexorable
law that always works, whether anyone is looking or not. Your job is to
institute the causes that are consistent with the effects that you want to
enjoy in your life. When you do, you will realize and enjoy the rewards you
desire.
Action Exercises
Here
are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action.
First,
remind yourself regularly that your rewards will always be in direct proportion
to your service to others. How could you increase the value of your services to
your customers today?
Second,
look for ways to go the extra mile, to use the Law of Overcompensation in
everything you do. This is the great secret of success.
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